587 Anomaly I
From Chongli's description, Lin Hui vaguely sensed that his Propagation status seemed to be somewhat different from the normal one.
He indirectly seized the Propagation position through the control of the Blood Seal, but... after seizing it, he felt that this position wasn't as weak as he had imagined...
Furthermore, he actually had his own understanding of the void, especially some key points he vaguely sensed when he was choosing his position.
For example, Void Life and Void Death.
"It's here!" A sudden jolt of the soul interrupted Lin Hui's train of thought.
He snapped out of his reverie and looked towards the vast, desolate area ravaged by the Desolation Disaster in the distance.
Several enormous humanoid creatures flew out from within the area.
"You've got guts. Among these External Source Fusionist, which will you choose: the Three Greats Sects, the Nine Border Dao Gate, the Fortune-Misfortune Sect, or the Azure Ink Sect?" Rongchang Star Lord asked in a deep voice.
External Source External Source; their battlefield is the deciding factor for the victory or defeat of countless people below. Therefore, the real decisive battle is a direct confrontation between the top leaders.
The wars at the lower and middle levels are mostly about resisting erosion. The outcome of erosion is not determined by individual battles, but by the overall balance of power.
This kind of erosion is useful when the outcome at the top is not so overwhelming, but if the top level gains an overwhelming advantage, freeing up the top to take action, then the erosion at the middle and lower levels will also be meaningless.
"Essentially, our war at this stage is divided into two parts, the upper and the lower. If we can decide the outcome as soon as possible..." Rongchang Star Lord didn't continue, believing that Lin Hui understood what was coming, so he didn't say anything more.
Small, round, black spheres continuously appeared in the air around him. As a veteran External Source powerhouse, his divine soul vibrated rapidly, and countless colorful, liquid substances flickered around him.
"I'll start by throwing out an idea. If you two have the time, please end the battle as soon as possible and support other areas. Although our subordinates all have resurrection techniques, they are still far behind the Fusion Faction. Therefore, the key is to finish suppressing the enemy as soon as possible and then free up your hands to rescue your subordinates."
"Good."
"Clear."
Lin Hui and Seven Emotions nodded simultaneously.
The two flew off separately, each heading towards the External Source of the Fortune and Fortune-Misfortune Sect and the Azure Ink Sect.
In the Black Domain, the three swiftly traversed vast stretches of void, heading towards the three figures of Fusionist opposite them.
To avoid affecting their subordinate forces, both sides tacitly distanced themselves from the middle and lower battlefields and flew at full speed into the distance.
About an hour later.
In a completely unfamiliar Black Domain void.
Lin Hui and a scholar dressed in a long robe and golden crown stood facing each other.
Opposite him, with flowing sleeves and a blue robe, his face was thin, seemingly no different from an ordinary person.
However, from the countless twists and turns layered around him, it can be seen that this guy is a true External Source level powerhouse.
Fusionist are inherently immortal and troublesome, External Source- level amers are even more troublesome. They can die, they can be injured, and they can recklessly unleash their fury without caring about anything else.
However, the non- Fusion Faction dares not do so. Once they suffer a setback, they will fall into a snowballing disadvantage against the Fusion Faction, which is always at the top.
"A different person this time? Last time it was that Seven Emotions guy fighting three of us. Looks like a newcomer." The scholar smiled slightly, sizing up Lin Hui. "I am Yuan Qingmo, the current sect leader of the Azure Ink Sect. Would you dare to state your name?"
"Lin Hui, the master of Clear Jade Mountain." This was Lin Hui's first time fighting against External Source Fusionist in this capacity, and he felt both cautious and curious.
Although he was a whole realm above his opponent, and although he was now practically on the verge of becoming a Celestial Venerable, what if? What if his opponent was also hiding their true strength?
Therefore, one must be careful in everything; this is the key to never losing.
Furthermore, the opposing force was only a small part of the erosion launched by the Desolation Disaster. Even if the opponent was defeated, it would not be a decisive factor. Therefore, Lin Hui was more interested in testing himself when he made his move.
"Lin Hui... Clear Jade Mountain, what a fine name. Both of our factions have the character 'Qing' in their names, so we are destined to meet. Looking at your appearance, why don't you join me in the Desolation Disaster? Rather than toiling away in cultivation for countless years without seeing any hope, why not start enjoying bliss now and do whatever you want every day? This is far more wonderful than living in constant fear and siege from the Source Disaster." Yuan Qingmo smiled.
"You can say those things after you've actually beaten me." After observing me, Lin Hui smiled slightly and reached for the hilt of his sword at his waist.
Swish!!
In an instant, almost simultaneously, countless transparent and distorted things appeared around the two of them.
Countless twists, like jelly, rapidly bulged, split, and spread swiftly toward the opposite side.
Puff!
Twisting against twisting. The two transparent twists clashed and collided at high speed, but soon, Yuan Qingmo's twists were forced to retreat, as if they were powerless to resist.
His heart sank. He looked up at Lin Hui and found that the other man was expressionless, as if he had expected this to happen from the beginning.
In battles between External Source, the first step is often to observe and understand the opponent's outer protective forces, then quickly distort the spacetime around the opponent and all protective measures to find weaknesses and defeat the opponent.
This level is about who can find the opponent's weakness first and then break through in one fell swoop.
In fact, the battle against External Source is quite similar to Lin Hui's Origin Scene Sword Canon. The first encounter is always the most troublesome.
You need to first probe, understand, and recognize the other party, and then peel away their defenses layer by layer, like peeling an onion, until you find their weakness through tense and decide the outcome in one fell swoop.
At this moment, Yuan Qingmo was in this situation; the distortion he and Lin Hui released was a way of understanding each other's defensive methods.
No defense is innate, so once you understand it thoroughly, you can reverse its state and bring it back to its weakest point, thus seizing the opportunity to win in one fell swoop.
But at this moment, Yuan Qingmo suddenly realized that no matter how he analyzed and understood Lin Hui's protective layer, he still couldn't figure out what was going on with him.
In past encounters, if an opponent's weakness could not be found during observation, the timeline would be reversed, going back to the opponent's past and changing the point in time; the weakness could always be found.
If that doesn't work, then try something else, even a stronger External Source, which could potentially push the opponent's defenses back to their initial, undeveloped stage.
In this way, no matter how strong and comprehensive the opponent's defenses are, they will be useless.
Although both are External Source, and the opponent can counter and interfere with this reversal of time, there are always times when they are not careful enough to defend against it. Once a loophole is found, the defense is instantly wiped out.
This is why many advanced constant substances are extremely rare and expensive. Because advanced constant substances are at their peak from the moment they appear, they are eternal and unchanging, and many people don't even know when they appeared. The existence time of advanced constant substances is generally measured in billions of years, and it is already a very strong level for External Source to be able to reverse it for a few million years. Moreover, the higher the energy level and the higher the status, the greater the difficulty of reversing it.
Therefore, at the External Source level, if there is no advanced and constant substance for protection, then it is as if there is none.
Lin Hui was in that situation at that moment.
The Surrounding Wind him encountered a truly veteran, top-tier External Source for the first time, instantly reversing time and returning him to his weak state when he was still in the Mist Man World. Then, it was easily knocked down and disappeared by the Desolation Disaster Energy opposite him.
This instantly reduced Lin Hui's defensive capabilities to zero.
However, Yuan Qingmo remained motionless in the void, staying in the same spot and not making any further moves.
He had reversed millions of years of Lin Hui's time and destroyed his formidable defensive measures, yet he sensed no chance of victory whatsoever...
"You... could it be that you've transformed yourself into a higher form of constant matter?! How... how could this be?!" Yuan Qingmo's soul trembled, and the External Source Disaster Energy within him had already surged up from Four Faces, decomposing the Wind Energy.
However, Lin Hui's body seemed even more resilient than any protective measure. Countless Desolation Disaster Energy rushed forward, only to be instantly neutralized, decomposed, or even eroded back by his body.
Looking at Yuan Qingmo's expression, Lin Hui gently released his hand from the hilt of his sword.
"Should we continue?"
In fact, he would prefer not to fight if possible. The opponent was Fusionist, and even if he killed him, he could simply return to the Desolation Disaster to revive, which wouldn't make much difference.
However, when faced with his Eternal True Order Essence, which is superimposed with the True Status of half a Celestial Venerable, it is simply impossible to shake him.
He is now half of the eternal concept of Propagation itself. This powerful essence that does not change with time is useless even if Yuan Qingmo reverses hundreds of millions of years.
Because Propagation itself is close to eternal.
"I have no choice, I'm powerless to resist." Yuan Qingmo now understood that he was no match for his opponent; there were too many hidden tricks up his sleeve. But driven by the Source Disaster, he had no choice but to fight.
"We are not sworn enemies; everything is driven by the Desolation Disaster. If such fighting could be avoided, would you be willing to guide your troops to withdraw on their own?" Lin Hui asked again.
"If that were possible, that would be best, but what can we do?" Yuan Qingmo helplessly.
"Why don't we give it a try?" Lin Hui said with a smile.
"How do I try it?" Yuan Qingmo was taken aback.
Swish!!
The next instant, a sky-blue sword light flashed past, and Lin Hui's figure slowly appeared behind him, gently sheathing his sword.
It's all over.
Yuan Qingmo's eyes were glazed over, and he saw scenes of himself being completely swallowed up by the barren Desolation Disaster.
That was his final scene.
puff.
The next instant, his entire body collapsed, turning into countless withered, yellow Disaster Energy vanished without a trace.
External Source utilize manipulation of space and time to quickly find the opponent's weaknesses and deliver a fatal blow.
The Thought Endures Eternally, on the other hand, leverages the immense advantage of its imprint, which far surpasses that of the divine soul, to directly suppress the opponent with its incredibly strong imprint, waging a fundamental war on the level of the divine soul.
Just like now, he directly used the imprint to suppress the opponent's soul, then instantly saw through the opponent's fate line and killed them instantly.
In reality, even without the Origin Scene Sword Canon, Yuan Qingmo, whose soul had been shattered by the imprint, would have been instantly killed.
"In a sense, the Origin Scene Sword Canon Manual is no longer of much use to me... I can kill those who can be killed instantly without the manual. And for those who can't, I can't see through their entire fate."
Lin Hui had the idea of evolving the sword manual again. However, it was wartime, and he still had a small test to do.
Swish!
The next moment, his thoughts were interrupted by Yuan Qingmo, who reappeared on the other side.
"Imprint... that one just now... you weren't External Source!?" Yuan Qingmo stared at Lin Hui with a shocked look in his eyes.
A master whose Thought Endures Eternally is arguably the pinnacle of any Fusion Faction faction.
The Fusion Faction has no Heavenly Venerable; its limit is the Thought Endures Eternally.
"You're back, shall we continue?" Lin Hui smiled, gripping the sword hilt once more.
He's trying.
Back in the court, he was able to use Wind Energy to corrupt the Fusionist, and now he wants to try again, using Wind Energy to corrupt his opponents and fight the Desolation Disaster for control.
He tried it before, failing many times in a row, but now his realm far surpasses what it was back then, and with the addition of the half-step Celestial Venerable rank, perhaps...
He suddenly recalled the changes in Xiling Ghost. He had thought it was a coincidence before, but now he realized it was not a coincidence, but an inevitability.